It all started in summer 2019. Ruth had made a last-minute decision to ask off work and volunteer for an organization she worked for in college and volunteered as a teen, Reach Mission Trips. Though she knew staff who worked for the camp, she wasn’t as familiar with the youth leaders from their church who would be there that week, Kyle being one of them. Despite knowing of each other from teen years and going to those camps together, it was during that week a spark was kindled. Kyle finally worked up the nerve to ask Ruth out, in part because he was pressured by a bet he had made with his mentor. Ask her out by Sunday, and he did. A week later we spent an entire day kayaking Glenwood Lake. We enjoyed each other's company so much we continued into the evening by watching movies together at the Transit Drive-In. Just like that, the dates never stopped happening, week after week, month after month, and year after year. Through job changes, address changes, graduations, and all the in-betweens, we continued through life as we plan to continue in the future together. Everything culminated in February of 2024 when Kyle asked Ruth to marry him. It was a sunny day at Niagara-on-the-Lake, and was everything he could have hoped for as he made sure Ruth had her nails done and was dressed for the occasion. Kyle played it off as best he could, but when he insisted on seeing a gazebo before meeting up with mutual friends, it was a dead giveaway. We walked along the coastline until we found a quiet spot, and he popped the question. We celebrated with lunch and day out on the town sampling some of our favorite things like gelato and chocolate. We cannot wait to indulge in some of life's best things together, forever. Love, Kyle & Ruth